Collegeboard Set up account Page 14 MnCareers Link RIASEC Assessment
Today you will spend time learning how to use www.cappex.com. This great resource will help you investigate colleges and scholarships.
I. College Majors with a Big Demand:
1. Do any of these majors interest you? If so, explain which one(s) and why?
2. If none of these majors interest you, use the three sites (ACT, Collegeboard and Cappex), to select a major you are or possibly might be interested in.
II. College 101:
3. Which of these strategies interest/surprised you the most?
4. Make a list of 5 new terms you learned from this site.
5. Why is it important to take AP courses in high school?
III. Applying to a College:
6. What types of actions should you take when you ask for a letter of recommendation?
7. How do large and small schools differ when it comes to judging the importance of student grades and test scores?
8. What information from this site will you use to help you write a convincing application essay?
IV. Deciding on a College:
9. Make a list of the pros and cons of attending a community college.
10. Which of these recommendations is the most important for you when it comes to deciding on a potential college?
V. Paying for College: 11. What is FAFSA? Make a list of the steps you will need to take to apply for FAFSA. 12. Define in a few works each of the following types of financial aid.
College and Career
IT 1 and IT 2 College and Career Project
Use the following website to learn about your chosen career: Bureau of Labor and Statistics
Before you begin thinking about which college you will attend you must first consider the following:
Explore Careers http://www.iseek.org/
Career Investigation
Ohio Career Information System username: Garfield password: ohiocis03
http://www.careerinfonet.org/https://careerzone.ny.gov/views/careerzone/index.jsf
http://www.careerkey.org/index.asp
ACT MAP of College Majors Set up an account
Collegeboard Set up account
Page 14 MnCareers Link
RIASEC Assessment
Today you will spend time learning how to use www.cappex.com. This great resource will help you investigate colleges and scholarships.
College Research sites from junior year
Career ExplorationI. College Majors with a Big Demand:
1. Do any of these majors interest you? If so, explain which one(s) and why?
2. If none of these majors interest you, use the three sites (ACT, Collegeboard and Cappex), to select a major you are or possibly might be interested in.
II. College 101:
3. Which of these strategies interest/surprised you the most?
4. Make a list of 5 new terms you learned from this site.
5. Why is it important to take AP courses in high school?
III. Applying to a College:
6. What types of actions should you take when you ask for a letter of recommendation?
7. How do large and small schools differ when it comes to judging the importance of student grades and test scores?
8. What information from this site will you use to help you write a convincing application essay?
IV. Deciding on a College:
9. Make a list of the pros and cons of attending a community college.
10. Which of these recommendations is the most important for you when it comes to deciding on a potential college?
V. Paying for College:
11. What is FAFSA? Make a list of the steps you will need to take to apply for FAFSA.
12. Define in a few works each of the following types of financial aid.